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Monthly Archives: January 2005

2004 Wrap-up: The Most Popular CONTENTIOUS Articles

January 3, 2005 – 10:28 am

Now that we’re into the year 2005, I thought it might be interesting context to look back at which CONTENTIOUS articles were most popular in 2004. I find this annual exercise especially instructive.
The most powerful lessons here for for bloggers and other online publishers: Never underestimate the value of your archives. Fresh daily publishing is definitely NOT everything in this medium. According to my site statistics, the top 25 most-requested articles from Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2004 were…

By Amy Gahran | Posted in Amy's Adventures, Content Style & Business, Feeds (RSS) | Comments (1)

Alert: I\’ve Upgraded My Webfeed

January 2, 2005 – 6:42 pm

If you subscribe to the CONTENTIOUS webfeed and want to be able to receive episodes my occasional audio show (podcast) via that feed, here’s an important update: You’ll need to switch your subscription to my new feed. The address for my new feed is: http://blog.contentious.com/feed/rss2. Here is a brief explanation, and instructions on what to do…

By Amy Gahran | Posted in Amy's Adventures, Feeds (RSS) | Comments (0)

Listen: The First Contentious Audio Show

January 1, 2005 – 11:16 pm

All right, I’ve finally done it. I’ve created the very first audio edition of CONTENTIOUS — my own podcast, finally. In this show I explain why I love podcasting but dislike the term “podcast.”

By Amy Gahran | Posted in Amy's Adventures, Voices: Blogs, etc. | Comments (14)